VIDEO: Documentary Trailer on Allan Tannenbaum
PRESS: South Brooklyn Network
PRESS: The Scarsdale Inquirer
CATALOG: Grit and Glamour
BIOGRAPHY
ALLAN TANNENBAUM
Born in Passaic, New Jersey (1945)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 | Grit and Glamour | Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Scarsdale, NY |
2016 | Grit and Glamour | Spring Studios, New York, NY |
Grit and Glamour | Fourteenjay Salon, New York, NY | |
Grit and Glamour | Mr. Musichead Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
Grit and Glamour | Canvas, Malibu, CA | |
Grit and Glamour | Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, Canada | |
Grit and Glamour | Picture Start, Art Basel - Miami, FL | |
John & Yoko: A New York Love Story | K Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia | |
2010 | Allan Tannenbaum Reveals New York | Studio 3, New York, NY |
2009 | Bright Lights, Big City | Art in Tune, Los Angeles, California |
2007 | New York in the 70s | Draywalk Gallery, London, England |
John & Yoko: A New York Love Story | Govinda Gallery, Washington, D.C. | |
John & Yoko & New York in the 70’s | Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, NY | |
New York in the 70s / Postscript 9/11 | Blenheim Gallery, Greenwich, CT | |
2005 | New York in the 70s | Tribute Gallery, New York, NY |
1997 | SoHo Blues - New York in the 70s | Visa pour l’Image photojournalism festival, Perpignan, France |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 | Tick-Tock: Time in Contemporary Art | Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY |
2012-13 | Celebrities: We RememberThem Well | Arts Westchester, White Plains, NY |
2013 | New York Street Photography | Seaport Museum, Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY |
2012 | Occupy Wall Street | Seaport Museum, Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY |
2011 | In Memoriam: 9/11 Photographs | Polka Galerie, Paris France |
2011-12 | Punk Attitude | Renoma Galerie, Paris, France |
2009 | John Lennon: The New York City Years | Fame Annex, New York, NY |
Fotografia Europea | Photography Festival, Reggio Emilia, Italy | |
2006 | Five Years from Ground Zero | University of Arkansas, Ft. Smith, Arkansas |
2006 | New York City Comes Back: Mayor Ed Koch and the City | Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY |
John Lennon: Unfinished Music | Cite de la Musique, Paris, France | |
2004 | Towers of Babylon: Photographs of the World Trade Center & 9/11 | Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia |
1991 | In the Eye of Desert Storm | Sygma photographers, Nikon House, New York, NY |
1989 | The Intifada: 1st Prize, Spot News Stories | World Press Photo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
BOOK PUBLICATIONS
2016 | Grit and Glamour: The Street Style, High Fashion, and Legendary Music of the 1970's | Insight Editions, San Francisco, CA |
2011 | New York in the 70's | Overlook Press, New York, NY |
2009 | New York in the 70s | Overlook Press, New York, NY |
2007 | John & Yoko: A New York Love Story | Insight Editions, San Rafael, CA |
2004 | New York | Feierabend Verlag, Berlin, Germany |
2003 | New York in the 70s | Feierabend Verlag, Berlin, Germany |
WORK EXPERIENCE
2004 - Present | Staff Photojournalist at Polaris Images, New York, NY |
2001 - 2004 | Staff Photojournalist at Gamma Presse, New York, NY |
1982 - 2000 | Staff Photojournalist at Sygma Photo News, New York, NY |
1973 - 1982 | Chief Photographer & Photo Editor at SoHo Weekly News, New York, NY |
1970 - 1972 | Instructor in Photography & Filmmaking at Rutgers University, Livingston College, New Brunswick, NJ |
AWARDS
2013: City of New York Proclamation | Recognition of photography on 9/11 and 9/11- Still Killing |
2011: New York Press Photographers Assoc. | Four awards in Editorial Illustration |
2009: City of New York Proclamation | Recognition of contribution to the visual history of New York City |
1988: World Press Photo, Amsterdam | First Prize, Spot News Stories at The Intifada |
Pictures of the Year | Several Awards for The Intifada |
Independent Book Publishers | Gold Medal for John & Yoko: A New York Love Story |
EDUCATION
1967 - 1968 | Master of Arts in Filmmaking | San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA | |
1962 - 1967 | Bachelor of Arts in Art | Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ |
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
New York Press Photographers Association, Member |
Manhattan Community Board #1, Full Member |